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  • LizStreithorst
    Moderator
    • Jan 2005
    • 14434
    • Moselle, MS

    Brooster's shedding

    I know that the correct term for a chicken is molting but Brooster is more like a dog than a chicken, so he's shedding. Some dogs shed constantly like many short-coated dogs. Some dogs are seasonal shedders where a ton of hair comes out all at once and makes a total mess in the house. Brooster is going through seasonal shedding. He only has one tail feather left. The house is full of feathers. He is shedding his body feathers, too, but so far, you can't tell by looking at him. He still looks like a handsome dude with his head held tall and proudly and just one silly tail feather doing it's best trying but failing to make him appear well-balanced.

    I just swept a small bit of the house. I came up with 2 dustpans full of Brooster feathers along with enough dog hair to hold it together well. My fat girl, Pip is a constant sheder. I only swept a bit of the house. It was all I could manage,

    I've always been far from a clean freak. I'd wait until the dirt was too much for even me to handle and then would do THE BIG CLEAN which I could accomplish is 2 days. I miss those days.

    The last time I went to the pain doctor I'd planned on asking for stronger pain drugs, But when I was there I wanted to believe that I am strong and I wanted my pain doctor to believe that I'm stronger than I am. Trust me, when your spine doesn't want to hold you up it makes doing everything difficult.

    I go back to her in late December and I'll admit to her that I'm no longer able even to keep my little house clean. She'll prescribe Percocet. It's a more serious drug than the Hydrocodone I'm on now. The drug that I'll need when Percot no longer does the job is morphine. I cannot believe that this is me. I'd been Wonder Woman for my entire life. I took pride in being able to work alongside men. I wasn't as strong, but I could work longer.

    I know that I'm saying "woe is me" but at least I'm not stuck in a nursing home. I can take good care of my pets and acceptable care of myself. It's just depressing to think of what the future will surely bring. Everyone has something that whupps their a$$. I have a lot to be thankful for.

    Sorry again. Nobody enjoys reading a post ike this. I'll do a bit more floor sweeping tomorrow. Eventually, I'll vacuum and mop. It will be nice to have a clean house.
    Last edited by LizStreithorst; 10-20-2024, 03:04 PM.
    Mama Bear
  • LizStreithorst
    Moderator
    • Jan 2005
    • 14434
    • Moselle, MS

    #2
    Ahh,,,I just did a big WC on 11 tanks. Life is good. I am strong,
    Mama Bear

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    • jwcarlson
      Homesteader

      • Jan 2022
      • 2017
      • Iowa
      • Jacob

      #3
      Even Wonder Woman has to slow down at some point!
      Glad to hear Brooster has avoided being fox bait. Our hens (or at least most of them) are molting. It always seems like they're doing it so late, but they do seem to survive winter, so who am I to say? A few of our hens are six, so not sure how many more years they have left. They're still quick to hide when a big bird flies over and nothing has bother their electrically surrounded coops here yet.

      Good luck to Brooster, he'll be back to looking fully dapper soon, I'm sure!

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      • danotaylor
        Registered Member + MVP
        • May 2018
        • 4191
        • Aussie living in Cincy
        • Daniel

        #4
        Liz your more recent physical limitations in life do not define you my friend! You are precious no matter what your physical state is. You are a capable and strong woman with a HUGE heart. That's the Liz I know & like! Blessings mate!

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        • Second Hand Pat
          Administrator and MVP Dec.2015
          • Sep 2010
          • 34257
          • Space Coast
          • Pat

          #5
          So agree with Danny here Liz, there is more to being strong then physical strength...mind and character come to mind.
          Pat
          Your Discus are talking to you...Are you listening

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          • LizStreithorst
            Moderator
            • Jan 2005
            • 14434
            • Moselle, MS

            #6
            Y'all are very kind. I shouldn't have gone splat all over you. The evenings, are when I hurt most, and I was dreading WC. But I got it done, and had a good night's sleep. After 8, sometimes more, hrs of laying down, with no pressure on my back, I feel close to human in the morning. It means a lot to me that y'all like me. Thank you. Now I'll shut up and feed the fish
            Mama Bear

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